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Counties in Ohio by poverty rate

Athens County had the highest poverty rate of 88 counties in 2015, at 31.5%. Delaware County had the lowest, at 4.4%. The median was 13.9% and the figure for Ohio was 14.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest31.5Athens County
Lowest4.4Delaware County
Median13.988 counties
Ohio14.8History

Top 40 counties, 2015

CSVChart (SVG)

Athens CountyAthens County: 31.5 %31.5Scioto CountyScioto County: 23 %23Meigs CountyMeigs County: 22.8 %22.8Gallia CountyGallia County: 21.7 %21.7Pike CountyPike County: 21.4 %21.4Adams CountyAdams County: 21.3 %21.3Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 21 %21Jackson CountyJackson County: 20.4 %20.4Lucas CountyLucas County: 19.5 %19.5Morgan CountyMorgan County: 19 %19Vinton CountyVinton County: 18.9 %18.9Perry CountyPerry County: 18.8 %18.8Ashtabula CountyAshtabula County: 18.6 %18.6Guernsey CountyGuernsey County: 18.6 %18.6Monroe CountyMonroe County: 18.3 %18.3Cuyahoga CountyCuyahoga County: 18.2 %18.2Marion CountyMarion County: 18.2 %18.2Highland CountyHighland County: 17.9 %17.9Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 17.8 %17.8Ross CountyRoss County: 17.8 %17.8Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 17.7 %17.7Trumbull CountyTrumbull County: 17.6 %17.6Franklin CountyFranklin County: 17.1 %17.1Mahoning CountyMahoning County: 16.8 %16.8Hamilton CountyHamilton County: 16.6 %16.6Crawford CountyCrawford County: 16.5 %16.5Hardin CountyHardin County: 16.5 %16.5Muskingum CountyMuskingum County: 16.5 %16.5Fayette CountyFayette County: 16.3 %16.3Hocking CountyHocking County: 15.7 %15.7Allen CountyAllen County: 15.5 %15.5Harrison CountyHarrison County: 15.5 %15.5Clark CountyClark County: 15.1 %15.1Coshocton CountyCoshocton County: 15.1 %15.1Richland CountyRichland County: 15.1 %15.1Noble CountyNoble County: 15 %15Washington CountyWashington County: 15 %15Brown CountyBrown County: 14.9 %14.9Knox CountyKnox County: 14.8 %14.8Columbiana CountyColumbiana County: 14.7 %14.7
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015 (%)
1Athens County31.5
2Scioto County23
3Meigs County22.8
4Gallia County21.7
5Pike County21.4
6Adams County21.3
7Lawrence County21
8Jackson County20.4
9Lucas County19.5
10Morgan County19
11Vinton County18.9
12Perry County18.8
13Ashtabula County18.6
13Guernsey County18.6
15Monroe County18.3
16Cuyahoga County18.2
16Marion County18.2
18Highland County17.9
19Jefferson County17.8
19Ross County17.8
21Montgomery County17.7
22Trumbull County17.6
23Franklin County17.1
24Mahoning County16.8
25Hamilton County16.6
26Crawford County16.5
26Hardin County16.5
26Muskingum County16.5
29Fayette County16.3
30Hocking County15.7
31Allen County15.5
31Harrison County15.5
33Clark County15.1
33Coshocton County15.1
33Richland County15.1
36Noble County15
36Washington County15
38Brown County14.9
39Knox County14.8
40Columbiana County14.7
41Belmont County14.6
42Butler County14.4
42Summit County14.4
44Ashland County14.1
45Clinton County13.6
45Portage County13.6
45Seneca County13.6
48Lorain County13.5
49Stark County13.4
50Huron County13.1
51Carroll County13
51Tuscarawas County13
53Erie County12.7
53Greene County12.7
53Preble County12.7
56Licking County12.6
57Pickaway County12.4
58Sandusky County12.2
59Williams County12
60Wood County11.7
61Morrow County11.3
61Wayne County11.3
63Van Wert County11.2
64Logan County10.9
64Paulding County10.9
66Champaign County10.8
66Holmes County10.8
68Miami County10.7
69Hancock County10.6
70Defiance County10.2
71Ottawa County9.7
72Darke County9.6
73Clermont County9.5
74Henry County9.4
75Madison County9.3
76Fairfield County9.1
77Shelby County8.9
78Wyandot County8.8
79Auglaize County8.7
80Fulton County8.5
81Lake County8.3
82Mercer County7.8
83Union County7.6
84Putnam County7.2
85Medina County7
86Geauga County6.7
87Warren County5.2
88Delaware County4.4

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About this ranking

People living in families or alone with income below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people whose poverty status can be determined. United States: Census Bureau Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE), all ages.

Absolute thresholds set by the US government, so not comparable with the EU at_risk_of_poverty_rate.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2015/2015-state-and-county/est15all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest poverty rate?

Athens County, with 31.5% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest poverty rate?

Delaware County, with 4.4% in 2015.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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